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firefox 64 bit - chip-installer.exe

CHIP Digital GmbH

The application firefox 64 bit - chip-installer.exe, “CHIP Secured Installer” by CHIP Digital GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Mozilla Firefox web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.

File name:

Publisher:

CHIP Digital GmbH (signed and verified)

Description:

CHIP Secured Installer

Version:

1.1.5.6

MD5:

eceec41674b02abdb79de5d78a17f70b

SHA-1:

dc60b5d344169f3fec608810493d63b780231f45

SHA-256:

0e6f3278801cb8f8f05dc741fc44643d576f4f9efc42d2420741bcc7d5f8bee5

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Description:

This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

4/26/2024 2:15:55 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

Win32.Generic

16.1.28.0

File size:

1.4 MB (1,466,656 bytes)

Product version:

1.1.5.6

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Covus

Language:

German (Germany)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\firefox 64 bit - chip-installer.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

CHIP Digital GmbH

Authority:

DigiCert Inc

Valid from:

1/7/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:

2/24/2016 7:00:00 PM

Subject:

CN=CHIP Digital GmbH, O=CHIP Digital GmbH, L=München, S=Bavaria, C=DE

Issuer:

CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:

01A0C3E3BC069F71B464AAD34063E209

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

11/24/2015 8:25:44 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:Kq5TfcdHj4fmbqOw2qmS0smVkVMyvLlnhWEzKJ9TtLvgl/piakl3Jro0zQJ9TtDm:KUTsamVwx9lC53akl325q

Entry address:

0x1E6900

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 30, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, E6, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B... 
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Packer / compiler:

UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:

336 KB (344,064 bytes)

The file firefox 64 bit - chip-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.chip.de/.../?lastchange=200120160901&pid=chipderedesign&cid=76997366&euid=25694e3914c1887a39ee8997&source=BLUB2&browser=msie&ref=&tid=38918&tname=Browser&v=oct2015

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